I’m not just saying this: it’s absolutely true. Ray Bradbury was one of the first adult authors I ever read. I can still remember being allowed into the grownup section of the library for the first time, and somehow discovering the book Dandelion Wine, which he wrote in 1957, about the magical adventures of a young boy in middle America. Magical was the key word. The… Read More >>

In case you missed it: Watch a life unfold in this excellent photo-montage-video expertly crafted by agency AlmapBBDO to advertise the database of work at Getty Images. Read More >>

Feel like a sandwich for lunch today? How about this one: Created to promote Man vs. Food in the UK, it's stuffed with 40 different types of meat, took over four hours to make, and supposedly would take 10 hours to eat. Here's the recipe...if you can get your mind (and your mouth) around it. Read More >>

In a word, NO. But after spending most of my day combing through fascinating, important, life-changing health research, I can’t help but laugh at this recent controversy raised by Australia’s Daily Telegraph—and, thankfully, quickly debunked by other news outlets such as MSNBC. The theory:Obstructed vision caused by the long, side-swept bangs made popular by the teenage… Read More >>

To be a rat in a scientific laboratory is to live a difficult and often abbreviated life. Rats and people have similar DNA, so researchers poke, prod and inject the furry creatures to test treatments that could unlock the secrets of human biology, physiology, and sometimes psychology. In the past few decades, researchers have forced rats to become drug fiendsin order to study… Read More >>

This vivid Washington Post profile of Jan Scruggs, the driving force behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, serves as a powerful reminder of that long-ago war's enduring grip on America, especially on the men who fought it. I was moved by Scruggs's encounters with his fellow Vietnam vets, and by his determination to build an education center so that future… Read More >>

It’s not every day that a man walks around a field of cows wearing nothing but a pink tutu. Or the Grand Canyon, for that matter. But photographer Bob Carey does it all the time. Nine years ago, Carey took his first self-portrait dressed like a ballerina, and hilarity ensued. Since then, he has snapped more than 100 tulle-clad silly shots, from amusement… Read More >>

Snackers of the world, rejoice! KIND’s new Nut & Spice bars rely on bold spices for flavor—such as ginger and vanilla—instead of sugar. And the hearty, filling nuts like cashews and almonds will carry you through any sweet craving. High in protein and fiber, low in sugar—this is the real deal. In the morning try the slightly sweet Madagascar… Read More >>

I hadn’t—until I saw this scary report from ABC News about a 60-year-old man from Yonkers, New York, who fell into the Long Island Sound from a friend’s boat, pulled himself out of the water, and then died a few hours later from … drowning. How is this possible? It’s shocking, and experts say it’s pretty rare, but here's what happens: When people almost… Read More >>

Sometimes a book, a story, insinuates itself into my heart and I want to tell the world. In my February 2012 Editor's Note, I introduced myself as the new editor in chief of Reader's Digest, noting that the appointment had been the highlight of a year filled with sadness (the loss of my father) and joy (reading the book, Unbroken). I failed to mention the author of the book, and hundreds of readers wrote… Read More >>